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Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, Head Hunters. Hancock's best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man", "Maiden Voyage", and "Chameleon", all of which are jazz standards. During the 1980s, he had a hit single with the electronic instrumental "Rockit", a collaboration with bassist/producer Bill Laswell. Hancock has won an Academy Award and 14 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for his 2007 album River: The Joni Letters, a tribute to his friend Joni Mitchell. In 2024, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph ranked Hancock as the greatest keyboard player of all time. In 2025, he received the Polar Music Prize. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Rockit
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Cantaloupe Island (Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Herbie Hancock
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Watermelon Man (Remastered 2007)
Herbie Hancock
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Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock
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Speak Like A Child
Herbie Hancock

Albums

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At Midnight: Herbie Hancock

2024
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Jammin' With Herbie (2022)

2022
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The Prisoner

2013
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Late Night Herbie Hancock

2024
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Live Under Sky 1981

2020
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The Imagine Project

2010
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Legendary Recordings: Herbie Hancock

2023
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Blow-Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2017
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Jazz Volume: Herbie Hancock

2022
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The Jazz Masters

2016

Singles & EPs

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Peter Gunn

Single • 2024
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CoreaHancock: An Evening With Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock (Live)

EP • 1979
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An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea In Concert (Live)

EP • 1978

Videos

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Imagine (feat. Oumou Sangaré, India.Arie, Seal & Jeff Beck)

Herbie Hancock • 2.9M views

Live performances

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Annie Lennox and Herbie Hancock - from ‘Possibilities’ (2005)

Herbie Hancock • 45K views
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Herbie Hancock Jams With His Fairlight CMI (1984)

Herbie Hancock • 5.1K views
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Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea - Live At Umbria Jazz Festival, 2013

Herbie Hancock • 2.6K views
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“Milestones” - Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette - International Jazz Day

Herbie Hancock • 2.6K views
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Sting and Herbie Hancock - from ‘Possibilities’ (2005)

Herbie Hancock • 303K views
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“Blue Monk” with Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter (1986)

Herbie Hancock • 7.6K views

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Essential Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Beats & Soul

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Bewitching Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Brunch

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Dinner Party Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Easy Upbeat Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Fusion

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz for the Lonely

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Feels the Blues

Playlist • YouTube Music
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'80s Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Herbie Hancock

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Herbie's Miles Davis Years

Playlist • Herbie Hancock • 2.8K views
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Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea

Playlist • Herbie Hancock • 1.3K views

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